March 16, 2020 Activities, Reviews, and Lessons

I am going to update the hw blog regularly with materials students may utilize to keep their minds fresh over the next two weeks. Please keep in mind, the completion of the activities and readings are not mandatory, however if utilized, they will help students stay on course with the 5th grade level objectives. Feel free to explore the links I have set up below as an introductory over the next several days.

I. Reading - These links will take you to free sites in which students have the ability to read classics and modern narratives free of cost.
(Excellent Website below)
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

Grammar - The Brainpop website can be utilized as an effective review for the parts of speech. Each mini-review has a short movie and several activities that may be completed afterwards. Here is a suggestion in regards to movies to review initially and the activities to use.

A. Mini Movie

B. Additional Reading

C. Worksheet

D. Graphic Organizer

E. Challenge Activity

F. Quiz

G. Make-a-Movie

https://www.brainpop.com/english/seeall/

Topics to explore for parts of speech:

Active-Passive Voice

Adjectives

Adverbs

Antonyms, Synonyms & Homonyms

Clauses

Conjunctions

Interjections

Nouns

Parts of Speech

Possessives

Punctuation

Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Subjects and Predicates

Verbs and Objects

Homework March 13, 2020

Read a book or two you have always wanted to.

Homework Thursday, March 12, 2020

Test tomorrow on Far from Shore

1.Vocabulary

2.Syllabication

3.Pamphlet

4.Textbook pages 217-235

Homework Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Far from Shore test will be this Friday.
Students should prepare by studying:
A. Vocabulary
B. Syllabication of words
C. Prepare their pamphlet essay questions

Homework Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Complete the final drafts for your Haiku and Cinquain.
They must be illustrated and colored.
Complete highlighting Far from Shore in the myView textbook.
Period 3 - Complete the first four comprehension questions in your pamphlet.

Homework, Monday, March 9, 2020

Complete your analysis on "The Road Not Taken" by citing evidence to support the theme.
There will be an assessment on Far from Shore this Friday.

Homework Thursday, March 5, 2020

I Survived Booklet due Friday, March 6th.
Acrostic, Couplets, Quatrains final drafts due Friday, March 6th.
Spelling Test on Far From Shore tomorrow.
(See list on the hw blog entry the previous day)

Homework Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Spelling corrections due tomorrow.
Spelling test on Far From the Shore Friday.
I Survived booklet due Friday, March 6th.
Acrostic, Couplets, and Quatrains due Friday.

Homework, Monday, March 3, 2020

Complete myView workbook page 245
We will have our Spelling pre-test tomorrow on the following words:

from Far from Shore

1. recent                                     11. energetic

     2.    topical                                   12. solar

     3.    honest                                    13. vacation

     4.    lavish                                     14. register

     5.    vital                                       15. slogan

     6.    rotate                                     16. malice

     7.    musical                                  17. recommend

     8.    element                                  18. apex

     9.    minimum                               19. enemy

   10.    donut                                     20. agent

I Survived booklet is due this Friday, March 6th